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Andersson scores winner to help HC Davos to 4-3 win over Canada at Spengler Cup

DAVOS, Switzerland — Calle Andersson scored with 3:45 left in regulation to lift HC Davos to a 4-3 win over Canada on Thursday at the Spengler Cup. The host team scored three unanswered goals in the third period.
Canadian Press
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Klas Dahlbeck from Davos, second right, and Michael Joly from Canada, left, in action during the game between Team Canada and Switzerland's HC Davos at the 95th Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Urs Flueeler, Keystone via AP

DAVOS, Switzerland — Calle Andersson scored with 3:45 left in regulation to lift HC Davos to a 4-3 win over Canada on Thursday at the Spengler Cup.

The host team scored three unanswered goals in the third period. Michael Fora scored at 1:23 to cut Canada's lead to 3-2 and Andres Ambuhl tied the game at 10:02.

Josh Jooris opened the scoring for Canada at 4:48 of the opening stanza. Henrik Haapala pulled Davos (2-0) even at 10:54 of the second period.

Michael Joly restored Canada's lead at 17:22 and John Quenneville added another goal 99 seconds later.

Canada opened its round-robin schedule Tuesday with a 4-0 round-robin win over Frolunda HC.

Play continues through Sunday.

The Spengler Cup is an annual club hockey tournament among European teams and a squad of Canadian professionals.

Canada lost in the quarterfinals of the invitational event last year.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 28, 2023.

The Canadian Press